SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Stars Play In MLB's All-Star Game Less Than Ever

One of the biggest complaints against Major League Baseball's
All-Star game is the amount of playing time each of the starters
receives. Last night, the starters for both teams totaled 42
plate appearances. The good news is that was up from 36 a year
ago.

The bad news is, starters are still only averaging 2.17 plate
appearances this decade. That is by far the lowest for any decade
since the game was introduced in 1933. And that is down 28.1%
from the 1990s when the starters still averaged nearly three
plate appearances per game.